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The SJ Options Method™ is founded on minimizing risk while maximizing both probabilities and returns. Over the years we’ve perfected our techniques to the highest degree. We are the preferred options course for risk-averse option traders and portfolio margin.

Long History Of Trading Success

SJ Options Method™ is founded on safety first. Our goal has always been to discover a way to invest without risking our trading capital. Although there will always be risks involved with investing, we’ve achieved something special that we are sharing with our clients.

SJ Options has been teaching by example for nearly a decade already. Through our “Trade Idea” service, clients learn to model our success, by witnessing each trade and adjustment along the way.

During our 3-Year forward testing of out-of-sample data, we’ve achieved a 99% win rate, with only 1 loss of about 1%.

SJ Options clients are taught to recognize a good trade as well as a bad one. Clients learn to embed additional profits and probabilities into each trade, beneficial information which is invisible to other traders, made possible through our education and patent-pending trading tools.

SJ Options also trains clients on higher order Greeks, which is essential for effective volatility trading.

We are proud of helping option traders reach much higher levels than the industry standard.

99% Win Rate For Over 3 Years!

As of mid 2017 we’ve completed 151 winners of 152 trades over a 3-year span during our forward test of out-of-sample data.

What is the SJ Options Edge?

A long time ago we discovered two things:

1 – Popular options strategies were not designed with safety in mind.

2 – Options trading tools were blinding traders to important information they needed in order to be successful.

SJ Options has addressed the industry shortfalls. We redesigned trades to take advantage of safety, higher order Greeks, as they should do. SJ Options also developed sophisticated trading tools, ones which help options traders profit over and over again from volatility.

If you are ready to propel your options trading to the highest level, we can show you how. Our trading methods, combined with our patent-pending trading tools, will change your approach to options trading forever.

2017 Trade Ideas& Forward Testing (20 for 20)

Product

Closed

Margin T

Portfolio Margin

Duration

SPX

JAN

1.8%

9.3%

22D

SPX

JAN

3.3%

14%

40D

SPX

JAN

1%

151%

23D

SPX

JAN

.5%

3%

49D

SPX

JAN

1.2%

9%

6D

SPX

FEB

1.2%

2.6%

10D

SPX

FEB

.6%

31%

112D

SPX

MAR

1.3%

15%

3D

SPX

MAR

.1%

100%

115D

SPX

MAR

.1%

1%

134D

SPX

APR

1.4%

11.6%

30D

SPX

APR

.9%

1.1%

65D

SPX

MAY

.7%

1.8%

66D

SPX

MAY

.2%

.2%

108D

SPX

MAY

.1%

.6%

88D

SPX

MAY

.0%

.1%

77D

SPXW

MAY

1.3%

5.5%

8D

SPXW

MAY

1.9%

6.4%

14D

SPX

JUN

1.7%

100%

87D

SPX

JUN

1.1%

16.2%

2D

SPX

JUL

.3%

30%

20D

SPX

JUL

2.6%

2.8%

5D

SPX

JUL

.3%

4.6%

7D

SPX

JUL

2.7%

6.8%

29D

SPX

JUL

0%

0%

77D

SPX

AUG

2.4%

128%

9D

Margin T (Standard) margin is calculated by the maximum risk of the trade. Any trades that involve naked positions simulate Margin T calculations using a proprietary formula. Customer Portfolio Margin (CPM) margins are calculated using the industry standard TIMS +/- 10% risk array provided by the OCC. Any CPM trades that state “Infinite” in the return column mean there was no risk within the TIMS model, so return could not be calculated. Both gains and losses for CPM accounts will be exaggerated due to higher leverage given on CPM accounts. Returns are based on final margins of each trade.

2016 Trade Ideas (46 for 47) 98% Win Rate

PRODUCT

CLOSED

MARGIN T

PORTFOLIO MARGIN

DURATION

SPX

JAN

7.5%

349.2%

49D

SPX

JAN

0.9%

31.5%

24D

SPX

JAN

1.5%

9%

8D

SPX

JAN

2.9%

5%

8D

RUT

FEB

2%

4.6%

40D

SPX

FEB

3%

309.1%

31D

SPX

FEB

0.7%

111.4%

49D

SPX

MAR

1.7%

65.1%

42D

SPX

MAR

2.1%

10%

55D

RUT

MAR

2.9%

100%

106D

SPX

APR

.3%

100%

67D

SPX

APR

1.2%

14.8%

28D

SPX

APR

2.3%

7.7%

8D

SPX

APR

1.1%

8.3%

20D

SPX

APR

.1%

100%

43D

SPX

MAY

3.8%

3.8%

57D

SPX

MAY

1.7%

49.9%

121D

SPX

MAY

1.4%

6%

6D

SPX

MAY

0.8%

12.8%

22D

SPX

MAY

2.9%

127.8%

56D

SPX

MAY

0.9%

5.2%

39D

SPX

JUN

.1%

100%

105D

SPX

JUN

2.3%

3.7%

43D

SPX

JUN

.1%

11.2%

56D

SPX

JUN

2.5%

2.5%

50D

SPX

JUN

1.4%

1.5%

2D

SPX

JUN

2.4%

3.4%

2D

SPX

JUL

2.5%

4.2%

25D

SPX

JUL

2.6%

5.7%

22D

SPX

JUL

1.4%

2.3%

7D

SPX

AUG

1.6%

6.9%

53D

SPX

AUG

2.2%

16.6%

132D

SPX

SEP

2.2%

5.8%

3D

SPX

SEP

1.5%

2.2%

2D

SPX

SEP

8.3%

29.6%

43D

SPX

SEP

-1.1%

-1.1%

114D

SPX

SEP

.2%

.4%

94D

SPX

NOV

0.9%

109.1%

8D

SPX

NOV

1.5%

199.1%

141D

SPX

NOV

4.4%

4.6%

68D

SPX

NOV

2%

1.6%

29D

SPX

NOV

2.3%

1.6%

33D

SPX

NOV

1.6%

.8%

91D

SPX

NOV

1.9%

2.4%

69D

SPX

DEC

1.5%

5.2%

18D

SPX

DEC

.2%

100%

175D

SPX

DEC

3.1%

9.1%

77D

SPX

DEC

2.5%

6.2%

81D

SPX

DEC

.4%

100%

190D

SPX

DEC

66.7%

100%

373D

SPX

DEC

1.5%

5.2

18D

Margin T (Standard) margin is calculated by the maximum risk of the trade. Any trades that involve naked positions simulate Margin T calculations using a proprietary formula. Customer Portfolio Margin (CPM) margins are calculated using the industry standard TIMS +/- 10% risk array provided by the OCC. Any CPM trades that state “Infinite” in the return column mean there was no risk within the TIMS model, so return could not be calculated. Both gains and losses for CPM accounts will be exaggerated due to higher leverage given on CPM accounts.

2015 Trade Ideas (54 for 54) 100% Win Rate

Product

Closed

MARGIN T

PORTFOLIO MARGIN

DURATION

SPX

JAN

6.7%

223.6%

13D

SPX

FEB

3.1%

3.6%

8D

RUT

FEB

2.4%

10.3%

15D

RUT

FEB

2.8%

6.6%

27D

RUT

FEB

4.5%

16.3%

16D

SPX

FEB

3.0%

3.2%

31D

SPX

MAR

3.0%

184.2%

55D

RUT

MAR

5%

8.1%

8D

RUT

MAR

5.1%

11.9%

10 D

SPX

MAR

0.4%

100%

75D

RUT

APR

8.3%

51.6%

6D

RUT

APR

3.1%

550.3%

23D

RUT

MAY

5.1%

7.9%

28D

SPX

MAY

3.2%

3.3%

8D

RUT

JUN

1.6%

100%

71D

RUT

JUN

3.9%

8.8%

33D

RUT

JUN

2.4%

3.8%

42D

SPY

JUN

.6%

3.6%

55D

RUT

JUN

66.7%

100%

74D

SPX

JUL

2.5%

3.4%

6D

SPX

JUL

2.0%

3781.4%

23D

SPX

JUL

6.4%

7.7%

5D

RUT

JUL

2.9%

9.4%

14D

SPX

JUL

5.8%

5.1%

5D

SPX

JUL

10%

40.5%

3D

SPX

JUL

3.7%

6%

3D

SPX

JUL

.6%

100%

60D

RUT

AUG

1.1%

3.2%

21D

RUT

AUG

7.1%

7.1%

74D

SPX

AUG

8.2%

335.4%

5D

SPX

AUG

6.1%

431.7%

3D

SPX

AUG

1%

91%

28D

SPX

AUG

10.8%

148.8%

2D

SPX

AUG

7.7%

30.2%

2D

SPX

AUG

27.9%

2180.5%

1D

SPX

AUG

11%

22.5%

6D

SPX

AUG

66.7%

100%

58D

RUT

SEP

5.4%

24.2%

14D

RUT

SEP

2.2%

13.5%

34D

RUT

SEP

.9%

11.7%

13D

RUT

SEP

3.6%

48.6%

27D

SPX

SEP

1.5%

204.8%

4D

SPX

SEP

3.5%

179%

22D

SPX

OCT

2.3%

4.9%

18D

RUT

OCT

3%

29.1%

17D

RUT

OCT

2.7%

5.7%

7D

SPX

OCT

1.6%

1.9%

4D

SPX

OCT

7%

6.8%

4D

SPX

DEC

1.4%

16.1%

38D

SPX

DEC

2.5%

9.7%

2D

SPX

DEC

2.1%

32.8%

7D

RUT

DEC

.8%

33.2%

35D

SPX

DEC

1.3%

1.1%

20D

RUT

DEC

2.1%

27.2%

19D

RUT

DEC

1.7%

16.6%

58D

SPX

DEC

1.3%

38.1%

38D

Returns and Consistency Improved Through Innovative Software

Since 2014 we saw improved returns thanks to the Patent-Pending software designed by our founder, Morris Puma. We’ve picked out nothing but winners for our clients since we began using the new technology! His innovative tools are truly changing the game.

Student Quotes

Booked 3% profit, but profit is still good. This trade though may make 6% I think by next week.”

Pretty wild, the open P & L showed up $800 at one point… almost 6.4% in a day.”

Thanks Morris, I was following this trade with real money. I made good money…”

Great follow along trade, up 10% on the same one as I layered in my last spread from the bottom.”

Trade Ideas Disclosure

“Trade Ideas” are for educational purposes only and is operated by a 3rd party. Although paper accounts simulate real accounts, we do not make any guarantees that you will have the same results as the Trade Ideas service. Please see our Terms of Use for full details. Each trade is for educational purposes only, calculated from closing MID prices on paper account after market close and doesn’t include commission costs. The Trade Ideas service is not meant to be followed in a real account. It is for educational and demonstrative purposes only.